| BACKACHE | • backache n. Any pain or ache in the back. • BACKACHE n. pain in the back. |
| BACKCAST | • backcast v. To identify the actions required in order to reach a proposed future. • backcast v. (UK dialectal) To change retrospectively; reverse. • backcast n. A cast or throw back. |
| BACKCHAT | • backchat n. (Britain) Cheeky or impertinent responses, especially to criticism. • backchat v. To respond in a disputative, often sarcastic manner. • back-chat v. Alternative form of backchat. |
| BACKPACK | • backpack n. A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back… • backpack n. A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment. • backpack v. (Intransitive) To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one’s gear carried in a backpack. |
| BLACKCAP | • blackcap n. A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown. • blackcap n. (Obsolete, UK, US, dialectal) Any of various species of titmouse (of the family Paridae), including… • blackcap n. (Cooking) An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard. |
| CALLBACK | • callback n. The return of a situation to a previous position or state. • callback n. (Telephony) A return telephone or radio call; especially one made automatically to authenticate a logon… • callback n. A product recall because of a defect or safety concern. |
| CALPACKS | • calpacks n. Plural of calpack. • CALPACK n. (Turkish) a triangular Turkish or Tatar felt cap, also CALPAC, KALPAC. |
| CARCAKES | • carcakes n. Plural of carcake. • CARCAKE n. (Scots) a small cake baked with eggs, eaten on Shrove Tuesday in parts of Scotland. |
| CARJACKS | • carjacks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carjack. • CARJACK v. to hijack a car. |
| CARRACKS | • carracks n. Plural of carrack. • CARRACK n. (historical) a large ship of burden, also CARACK, CARRACT, CARRECT. |
| CASHBACK | • cashback n. Alternative spelling of cash-back. • cash-back n. The retail facility whereby a customer may withdraw an amount of cash when making a purchase with a… • CASHBACK n. getting cash back on a credit card. |
| CHACHKAS | • chachkas n. Plural of chachka. • CHACHKA n. (Yiddish) a knickknack, also CHATCHKA, CHATCHKE, TSATSKE, TCHOTCHKE. |
| CHATCHKA | • chatchka n. Alternative form of tchotchke. • CHATCHKA n. (Yiddish) a knickknack, also CHACHKA, CHATCHKE, TSATSKE, TCHOTCHKE. |
| CLAWBACK | • clawback n. (US law of evidence) A rule that permits a party to take back evidentiary materials that were mistakenly… • clawback n. (US taxation law) Money that a party is entitled to keep under one tax provision but is taken by another… • clawback n. (US, business) Any recovery of a performance-related payment based on discovery that the performance was not genuine. |
| COALSACK | • coalsack n. A sack for carrying coal. • coalsack n. (Astronomy) Any of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence of stars. • Coalsack prop.n. The dark nebula near the constellation of the Southern Cross. |
| COATRACK | • coatrack n. (US) Alternative spelling of coat rack. • coat-rack n. Alternative spelling of coat rack. • coat␣rack n. A rack or stand with hooks or pegs for holding hats and coats, often placed near an entrance for temporary use. |
| CRACKJAW | • crackjaw adj. Difficult or unpleasant to pronounce. • CRACKJAW n. a word which is hard to pronounce. |
| KAZACHOC | • kazachoc n. Alternative form of kozachok. • KAZACHOC n. (Russian) a Russian folk dance in which high kicks are performed from a squatting position, also KAZACHOK, KAZATSKI, KAZATSKY, KAZATZKA. |
| PACKSACK | • packsack n. (Chiefly US) A backpack, knapsack, rucksack or similar bag packed with provisions or personal items… • PACKSACK n. a carrying bag worn on the back. |
| SCATBACK | • scatback n. (American football) A small lightweight running back valued for speed rather than power. • SCATBACK n. a type of player in football. |